Ingrid Castelblanco, Ed.S. Email & Phone Number

Conduct psychoeducational assessments and evaluations to determine learning disabilities, reading disorders, Autism, dyslexia, intellectual disabilities, ADHD, anxiety, and more for Pre-K to college students.✔Report on results of assessments, provide a diagnostic impression, and make recommendations to seek appropriate treatment.✔Conduct professional development and presentations at schools for students, parents, administrators, and teachers.✔Provide consulting on educational decision making for students experiencing difficulties at their current school.

Conduct psychoeducational testing and re-evaluations as needed for students within the district with special needs in accordance to individualized IEP goals. Populations include students with Learning Disabilities, Reading Disorders, Gifted Students, Speech and Language Impairments, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Intellectual Disabilities, Anxiety and Depression, and Developmental Disabilities. Currently accountable for three schools and ~2600 students.Professional Learning and Development Accountabilities ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔District Trainer for Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS), Reading Disorders and Reading Interventions. ✔Clinical Educator Trainer delivering training for MDCPS personnel interested in supervising interns.✔Sent to the Riverside Publishing Company Bateria III (Spanish Woodcock Johnson academic and cognitive assessment instrument) to conduct a Train the Trainer training as one of two MDCPS School Psychologists.✔Train professionals on School Support Team (SST) and Multi-Tiered Response Systems procedures for all elementary and secondary schools. Train on Response to Intervention (RtI) to teachers and administrators to address student needs.✔Deliver training on The Big 5 in Reading in accordance with the National Reading Panel serving as a specialist in Reading Disorders.Policy & Procedure/Manual Writing ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔Key contributor in writing the MDCPS School Support Team/Problem Solving Team Manual for all elementary and secondary schools. ✔Collaborate in the writing and editing of the Psychological Services Procedures Manual-Second Edition.* continued below *

* continued from above *Leadership Engagement ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔After completing an internship with the school system, was selected to be part of an elite team of district school psychologists assigned to the reading specialty area. Worked on mediation cases and complex cases from 2001-2013.✔Serve as a liaison to district and school administrators, teachers, and other staff regarding psychological matters and services within the district. ✔Mentor first year school psychologists and serve as Practicum Intern Supervisor for university practicum students in Miami. ✔Practicum Supervisor for FIU School Psychology graduate students.✔Consistently meet goals, completing all cases in under 60 days in compliance with Florida Department of Education and Department of Special Education case timeline regulations.✔Selected by administration for leadership roles, including professional development, mentoring, and supervision.✔Performance evaluations consistently outstanding and recipient of exceptional recommendations from principals and administrators.School Psychologist Initiatives▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔Administer appropriate assessments to students, interpret results, summarize, and report findings; write intervention plans; manage a tiered system of intervention for both academic and socio-emotional referrals; and provide behavioral and academic consultation to teachers and parents through School Support Teams, Section 504, and IEP teams.✔Design and develop procedures for preventing and improving mental health disorders. Promote student mental health and learning, as well as educational systems improvement.✔Provide training and skill-enhancement activities to students, parents, school personnel, and others within the community regarding human development, learning, and behavior, as well as parenting skills, instructional methods, and behavior management.

Responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality clinical services for this learning center specializing in reading comprehension. Accountable for personnel management, center operations and quality of clinical interaction as well as recruiting, hiring, and training of all new personnel. Supervised and trained 30 clinicians in the implementation of educational programs.✔Administered and interpreted diagnostic evaluations and consulted with client/parents regarding performance, prognosis and recommendations for treatment and follow-up.✔Highly educated in all aspects of literacy development as well as in Lindamood-Bell intervention programs.✔Designed, monitored, and evaluated Lindamood-Bell programs for general and special education students.✔Maintained an individual case load for the center and developed community partnerships through marketing and presentations.✔Provided leadership to teams to achieve center objectives with a focus on continual process improvement and ensuring a quality outcome focused organization. ✔Supervised and oversaw all aspects of the clinical operations following the agency mission demonstrated by setting departmental goals and objectives. Engaged in community outreach efforts with referral sources to provide complete client solutions. ✔Developed, planned and implemented strategies for program continuation and growth.

Ed. Specialist In School Psychology, Florida International University

🎓 Bachelor Of Science Degree In Psychology